Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-12
WHY NOT AT FORT WORTH ?


The following from the Washington
Vdette, s newspaper published in the
interests of the Mexican war veterans,
suggests TO THE GAZETTE the pre-emi-
nent desirability of Fort Worth as a
southwestern place of meeting for the
old veterans who fought with Scott and
Taylor. The suggestion of q point in tAe
southwest as the place Of meeting Is sus-
tanned by the reasons urged in the ar
ticles here printed from the Vidette, and
Fort Worth is peculiarly the child of
southwestern development and hope.
What say the old soldiers to q visit to
Fort Worth where they may not only see
the typical southwest city, but where
they will meet 8 welcome that will do
their hearts good? Nashville is the most
southern point at which they have yet
met. and THE GAZETTE invites them to
select Fort Worth for their meeting next
fall. The following editorial and letter
are from the Vidette:
THE NEXT ANNUAL REUNION
Comrade a. j. usgins, of ScottsborOUah,
Ala, q highly respected county Official Of that
place, and an enthusiastic veteran withal, as
his letter indicates, submits q suggestion that
the next annual reunion Of veterans of the
Mexican war be held at some point IN the
southwestern states, where vast number Of
our old comrades reside, who have been debar-
red by the travelling expenses involved from
the pleasure of meeting IN general assembly
heretofore, because of living 80 remote from
the localities generally selected.
Without expressing any preference for the
next place of meeting, the Vedette is free 10
say that Texas. Louisiana. Mississippi, Ala
bama and Arkansas contain large and inlu-
entail number of the survivors within their
respective borders, and If the active members
of the National Association in those states
could agree among themselves where to assem-
ble-say during the Christmas holidays next
winter-doubtless many of the old comrades IN
the north and west would avail themselves Of
this opportunity 10 ''thaw out" by visit to the
sunny south. Judge J. II. Norwood and Com
rade \. J. Higgins OF SCOttsbOrO, Aa., with
ColonelJ G. Peay and General j Z. FagIn of
Little Rock, Ark, who seem to take an
interest in the matter, might open CORE
spondence with the vice presidents of
Mississippi, Alabama. Georgia, Louisiana,
Texas, North and South Carolina, and after Sc
curing the cooperation of those states, ar
range the time and place of meeting, and send
tho programme to the Vidette fO- publication.
General Denver IS ut his home in Wilmington,
Ohio, but we have no doubt he viii approve the
suggestion.
The Y!dette viii be pleased to publish any
coming from any other quarter, If
We conceive 1t 70 be made in goOt faith, as in
this case,
The following letter from Comrade higgins
we commend to general perusal:
SCoTTsBoRO', Ala. June !, 1851.
Editor Of the Vidette, Comrade, ETC.:
DEAR SR-In 9 private letter to you not
long ago, expressed the hope that we would
have one or more meetings in Washington, from
the fact that we had such good time there in
1874 when we organized there as q National
Association.
I have, however, Of late been IN COmmuniCa !
ton with several of "Cur sort" In the south !
west, and while all would, they say, be de- |
lighted with Washington meeting, yet they |
urge that finances are too low for such q long |
trip. So, IN view of the fact that we have never |
had a re union of vets in the extreme south |
west, It does look Ike we might have one far
enough southwest to enable the rank and file |
to attend, to wit: Those living In South Alaba-
mg, Georgia, Mississippi, Arkansas and Texas
ANY central point that our committee might |
select would suit most Of us. Colonel Peay of .
one of our Vice Presidents, urges
Hot Springs, Ark, and ventures to assure good !
cheer, etc.
Marshall, Tex, Vicksburg, Miss. or New Or
leans would, no doubt, entertain US to the best
Of their ability. 1t might not be in the prlncely
style of other places we have met yet the
ratch string" would be on the outside of the
door.